This article reviews the rapidly growing domain of global value chain (GVC) research by
analyzing several highly cited conceptual frameworks and then appraising GVC studies …

Summary The Global Value Chains (GVC) literature intervenes in today's challenging
development context by focusing on the means by which developing-country industries can …

Our business model drives growth that is consistent, profitable, competitive–and
responsible. It is why we created the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP)… The USLP …

A growing body of research points to the 'Rise of the South'and the growth of South–South
trade. In this article, we consider the implications of the shifting dynamics of global trade and …

Sustainability has become important in the operation of the global economy and its
regulatory structure, leading significant shifts in the way powerful 'lead firms' in global value …

This chapter focuses on the origins and trajectories of global value chains (GVCs). It charts
their growing significance in global trade and identifies a series of literatures which have …

Effective insertion into global export markets offers the potential for sustainable income
growth. However, inappropriate positioning in global markets may well lead to immiserising …

This article examines whether low‐income countries can still benefit from participating in
manufacturing global value chains (GVCs) in terms of broader industrial development in a …

Recent decades have witnessed an increasing integration of developing countries into
global value chains (GVCs). This growing participation in global production sharing has …

Regional value chains (RVCs) and South–South trade are increasingly considered key
features of 21st-century globalisation. This article investigates how RVCs are shaped by the …